You will have to bear with me while I am showing you another selfmade polish :-P

Mystique (the chameleon woman from X-Men) is a dark blue base with pearlescent Pigment Laser Dark Blue, holographic micro flakies in Burnt Orange and Aztec Gold. This time I did not use too much pigment and glitter. So this polish was smoother and I needed only one coat of top coat. This polish also dried quickly. But the poolish could have been a little sheerer. Than more glitter would be visible.Have you visited the Blue Friday?

The hardest part was to find a shop with the supplies in Europe. I can highly recommend Cosmic Glows - the customer service there is great! I purchased my pigments and the micro holo glitter at Etsy/Pearlpleasures.

I chose a suspension base (5-free) that is suitable for creme, jelly, shimmer, holographic and fine glitter (up to .008 in size). The suspension base is not expensive, a 250ml-bottle is ca. 15 Euro. But the delivery is very pricey because nail polish is dangerous chemical goods. All in all getting all the supplies for a start is expensive.I could not find a good franken polish kit with shipping to Germany.

Attention: If you purchase nail supplies outside of the EU that do not conform to the EU-laws for cosmetic you cannot sell or even give the polish away in the EU.

The most important accessoires for creating your own nail polish are a mini funnel, a mini spoon and steel agitator balls.

The rest is simple: Pour suspension base in the bottle until it is 3/4 full. Add liquidpigments, mica pigments, glitter and steel agitator balls. Close the bottle and give it a good shake. Try the cretted polish on a piece of plastic and add more color, glitter and pigments until you have the desired look. So easy! And so much fun!

Tip: Do not add too much of liquid pigments or mica pigments and glitter in the first try. Too much liquid pigments makes the polish too opaque and the shimmer or glitter will not shine through. Too much mica pigment makes the polish matte. You can always add more later.

I called this nail polish Spider Woman (the Marvel Universe is full of inspiration). I intended to make a pinkish red nail polish but it has become a little darker. Also the polish is practically drowning in pearlescent pigments which gives it a almost dry feeling when applied. But I will learn from this experience!

It's a red base with a hint of grey, pearlescent pigment Wine Red and Pure Pink, holographic micro flakies Aztec Gold, Blood Red and Fuchsia. All in all a little overloaded but at least this makes my polish opaque in one coat. Sadly the finish is gritty so I applied two coats of top coat.

Tomorrow I am posting a tutorial about creating your own franken polish!

I am taking part in the German campaign "Lacke in Farbe ... und bunt!" round 4 (in English: "Polishes in color ... and colored!") from Lenas Sofa. You can get informations in German here.

a england Spirit Of The Moors is a nice medium blue with holo. The formula was the thinnest in this collection so far und it is also the only jelly polish. But jelly is great with the holo and makes it sparkle!

Phew. I do not have only one must-have nail polish :-) But I will show you my must-have creme nail polish for Specialties.

essie Bump Up The Pumpsis an amazing wintery coral. Slightly dusky, very creamy and perfect with one coat. I love it! Right after buying it I thought I would have a few polishes like it in my col!ection. But actually I did not have a color like this!

I have been looking forward to wear Cathy from the recent To Emily Brontë Collection. And I have not been disappointed!

Cathy is a creme polish in off-white with a hint of grey and lilac as well as a delicate blue shimmer. Without any sun I could not notice a holographic effect. So far this polish has the thickest formula of this collection. But I could still work with it.

Usually I do not like to wear lilac polish. And sadly the blue shimmer is also weak. But I am still happy to have Cathy in my collection. The color is special.

Today I am taking part in the German campaign "Lacke in Farbe ... und bunt!" round 4 (in English: "Polishes in color ... and colored!") from Lenas Sofa. You can get informations in German here.

Today I am showing you the same turquoise nail polish I have shown you in the last round.

ANNY Blue Bikini Girl is a beautiful turquoise shimmer nail polish. Sadly a duochrome effect is only visible in the bottle. But otherwise this polish is great. I am wearing two thin coats that dried quickly. The brushstrokes are almost invisible in real life.

Usually I would go for a classy red, maybe with shimmer, for an occasion like a gala dinner. But because I chose a red polish for last week's Specialties I went for a deep blue with a touch of glitter. Of course to a blue evening gown.

The deep blue polish is ANNY Midnight Blue and the glitter is one brush stroke of Sinful Colors Hottie. Hottie is sooo hard to combine for me! The base is the most sheer blue but I love the iridisent glitter. This combo reminds me of a sky full of stars.